THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 22, 1916.
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The following procedure has been laid down for the issue of such French import licences :---
The application for a licence must be drawn up strictly in accordance with the anuexed form, and must include a certificate to the effect that the place of production or manufacture of the goods is situated within the British Empire, that is to say, either in the United Kingdom or in a British Dominion, Colony or Protectorate. This certificate (which is to be inserted on the form of application itself) must be signed on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce of the district or town in which the merchant concerned carries on his business.
The form should then be forwarded by the applicant to the Assistant Secretary, Commercial Department, Board of Trade, Gwydyr House, Whitehall, London S.W. The Department, after examining the application, will "viser" the same forward it to the French Office in London. On receipt of this document the French Office will, unless there are reasons to the contrary, issue an import licence, which will be despatched in original to the actual consignee of the goods in France, and of which a copy will be sent to the exporter in this country.
Applicants for licences are specially recommended---
(1) to give all the particulars required on the application form, in a legible
manner;
(2) to furnish a full description of the goods in both English and French-and, wherever possible, to indicate under which heading of the French Customs Tariff the goods fall ;*
(3) to give the gross and net weight of the goods both in English units and in
kilogrammes.
Failure to supply all the necessary particulars, or to comply with the recommendations given above, may involve delay in the issue of the import licence.
The French Office in London will not grant licences for the import into France or Algeria of diamonds, of the woods and metals prohibited to be imported into France and Algeria by the Decree of the 18th July, 1916, or of those parts or accessories of automo- biles of which the importation is prohibited. In these cases applications for import licences should be made by the proposed consignee to the competent authorities in France or Algeria.
It should be clearly borne in mind that the arrangements notified above in no way affect the necessity of obtaining a British export licence in respect of such of the articles covered by the French (and Algerian) import prohibitions as are prohibited to be exported from the United Kingdom to France or Algeria.
Importation into France and Algeria of "Prohibited" Goods of British manufacture.
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR LICENCE TO IMPORT INTO FRANCE OR ALGERIA.†
I, the undersigned
request that the importation into
(Here give name, business, and address.)
France) { of the goods which are designated below,
Algeria
and which I declare to be of British§ production or manufacture, may be allowed.
* A translation of the French Customs Tariff was published by the Board of Trade in 1910 as a Parliamentary Return, and copies thereof may be obtained at a cost of 113d. each, exclusive of postage. The reference number of the Return is Cd. 5,127.
↑ Neither the Board of Trade nor the French Customs Office in London propose to supply the actual forms to be used in making application for French import licences. Exporters desiring to obtain such licences should themselves supply the necessary forms of application, which will be accepted whether they are written, typed or printed so long as they are strictly in accordance with the model printed above. [It is understood, however, that the London Chamber of Commerce, and certain other Chambers, have had forms of application specially printed; firms in the London district desiring to obtain French import licences should obtain the necessary forms of application from the offices of the London Chamber of Commerce, Cannon Street, E.C.]
"C 'British when the place of
For the purpose of these import licences, goods are regarded as production or manufacture is situated either in the United Kingdom or in a British Dominion, Colony, or Protectorate.